![]() Assateague horses in Maryland are managed by the National Park Service, which maintains a herd of about 105 of them.Įastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), Glen Burnie, Maryland, October 2014. The Delmarva Fox Squirrel, a species found only on the Delmarva Peninsula, recently was removed from the Endangered Species List after its population rebounded. Evartt.ĭue to ecological and sociological changes, some species are few in number and location, but efforts are underway to protect, restore, and maintain these populations. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Glen Burnie, Maryland, September 2015. Making a home in Elkton (Cecil County), Maryland, is a population of White squirrels, a leucistic (differ from albino, as eyes contain pigment) variant of Gray Squirrels. Many may be seen at local, national and State parks. Many different species of canine, chiroptera (bats), feline, mustelid (badgers and weasels), and rodent are located in the State. Today, still in Maryland, mammals of all shapes and sizes can be found. Cows also are innumerable, and oxen suitable for bearing burdens or for food besides five other kinds of large beasts unknown to us."īaby Eastern Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus), Glen Burnie, Maryland, July 2017. In 1632, Father Andrew White wrote of mammals seen in Maryland: "But so great is the abundance of swine and deer that they are rather troublesome than advantageous. Woodchuck (Marmota monax), also known as Groundhog, Havre de Grace, Maryland, June 2015. Guide to Maryland's Bats ( Bat Anatomy) (DNR).Maryland Mammals MARYLAND AT A GLANCE WILDLIFE MAMMALS
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